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Book SynopsisIntersectionality: Foundations and Frontiers is an accessible, primary source-driven exploration of intersectionality in sociology, psychology, women's and gender studies, and related fields. The book maps the origins of the concept, particularly in Black feminist thought, opens the discourse to challenges and applications across disciplines and outside academia, and explores the leading edges of scholarship to reveal important new directions for inquiry and activism. Charting the development of intersectionality as an intellectual and political movement, Patrick R. Grzanka brings together in one text both foundational readings and emerging classics. The completely revised and expanded second edition includes 17 new readings, including an original essay by Lisa Bowleg on the urgency of intersectionality in contemporary politics.Trade ReviewIntersectionality: Foundations and Frontiers (2019) provides a reliable and thorough review of how intersectionality theory is enacted in its multiple conceptions. It encourages both students and scholars of feminist theory alike to question how they intend to use the theory in their own work and activism. Teresa Frasca and Stephanie A. Shields in Psychology of Women Quarterly (2020)The range of both the topics addressed and the (inter)disciplinary institutional locations of contributing scholars speaks to the capaciousness of intersectionality (as theory, method, practice)—that is, its usefulness for addressing a range of issues across academic fields… Grzanka’s superb editing and translating of complicated theoretical ideas into a digestible format is a significant intellectual contribution, one that will be particularly useful for introductory courses on difference, marginalization, and oppression. Carly Thompsen in Hypatia (2019)Patrick Grzanka’s Intersectionality: Foundations and Frontiers is a breathtakingly interdisciplinary engagement with intersectionality’s intellectual, political, and institutional itineraries. It does justice to intersectionality’s multiple lives in Left politics, in the contemporary US university, in black feminist and women of color feminist theories, and it captures the term’s histories, critical aspirations, and political desires, always with an attention to intersectionality’s complexities. This is a book that does justice to the complex life of intersectionality, and that treats the term’s foundational texts and contemporary debates with the deepest forms of care and generosity. Jennifer Christine Nash, Associate Professor, African American Studies and Gender and Sexuality Studies, Northwestern UniversityPatrick Grzanka has delivered the new definitive reader on intersectionality! More expansive and inclusive in scope, it maps intersectionality’s movement across time and space. An outstanding resource and teaching tool. Jyoti Puri, Professor, Sociology, Simmons CollegeThis is a wonderfully comprehensive reader on intersectionality that showcases the field's multi-faceted histories, its diversity of voices, its range of sites, and its wealth of insights. Tracking classic as well as contemporary contributions, the book shows the ongoing significance and necessity of intersectionality. Vrushali Patil, Associate Professor, Sociology and Women's Studies, Florida International UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Preface; Introduction "Intersectional Objectivity: On Knowledge and Violence" (Patrick R. Grzanka); I. Law Introduction: Systems of Oppression (Patrick R. Grzanka); 1. "Life is Complicated, and Other Observations" (Patricia Williams); 2. "Immigrant Acts" (Lisa Lowe); 3. "The Structural and Political Dimensions of Intersectional Oppression" (Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw); 4. "White Women’s Ambivalence Toward Affirmative Action" (Sumi Cho); II. Epistemology; Introduction: Knowledge/Power/Standpoint (Patrick R. Grzanka); 5. "Racism and Women’s Studies" (Barbara Smith); 6. "Situated Knowledges and the Persistence of Vision" (Donna Haraway); 7. "The Trouble with Postmodernism" (Patricia Hill Collins); 8. "Felt Intuition" (Phillip Brian Harper); 9. "Epistemic Violence" (Kristie Dotson); III. Identities; Introduction: The (Intersectional) Self and Society (Patrick R. Grzanka); 10. "Black Women and Welfare" (Angela Y. Davis); 11. "The ‘Home’ Question" (Chandra Talpade Mohanty); 12. "Identity as a Weapon of Mass Destruction" (Shuddhabrata Sengupta); 13. "‘It’s Not Psychology’: Gender, Intersectionality and Activist Science" (Stephanie Shields); IV. Methods; Introduction: What Do We Do Now? (Patrick R. Grzanka); 14. "Reproductive Justice" (Loretta J. Ross); 15. "When Black + Woman + Lesbian ≠ Black Lesbian Woman" (Lisa Bowleg); 16. "Intersectional Psychology: (At Least) Three Questions" (Elizabeth R. Cole); 17. "From Intersections to Assemblages" (Jasbir K. Puar); V. Space, Place, Communities, Geographies; Introduction: The Cartographic Imagination (Patrick R. Grzanka); 18. "Feminist Architecture" (Gloria Anzaldúa); 19. "Beyond the Flames: Sexuality, Race, and the 1968 D.C. Riots" (Kwame Holmes); 20. "The Capital of Diversity: Gentrification and Multiculturalism in Washington, D.C." (Justin T. Maher); 21. "Sex and Tourism" (Nan Alamilla Boyd); VI. Culture and the Politics of Representation; Introduction: Media as Sites/Sights of Justice (Patrick R. Grzanka); 22. "‘Why Are You Laughing?’" (bell hooks); 23. "Ambivalent Drag" (Judith Butler); 24. "Consider Phillip Devine" (C. Riley Snorton); 25. "The Sixpack as ‘High Art’" (Rosalind Gill); VII. Violence and Resistance; Introduction: On Pragmatism (Patrick R. Grzanka); 26. "Anger as a Response to Racism" (Audre Lorde); 27. "Brothermothering" (Sinikka Elliott, Joslyn Brenton, and Rachel Powell); 28. "Academia and Activism" (Patricia Ticineto Clough and Michelle Fine); 29. "#SayHerName: Digital Intersectional Activism" (Melissa Brown, Rashawn Ray, Ed Summers, and Neil Fraistat); VIII. Nations, Borders, and Migrations; Introduction: Transnational Interventions (Patrick R. Grzanka); 30. "Transnational Feminism and Intersectionality: A Dialogue" (Sylvanna M. Falcón and Jennifer C. Nash); 31. "‘A Few Bad Apples’: The Antisodomy Law and the Police State in India" (Jyoti Puri); 32. "Imagine Otherwise" (Kandice Chuh); 33. "Undocuqueer: Beyond the Shadows and the Closet" (Jesus Cisneros); IX. Politics, Rights and Justice; Introduction: Political Diffractions (Patrick R. Grzanka); 34. "The New Homonormativity" (Lisa Duggan); 35. "Sameness and Difference in Women of Color Organizing" (Zakiya Luna); 36. "A Mother’s Plea for Help" (Ruth Wilson Gilmore); 37. "Do Interest Groups Represent the Disadvantaged?" (Dara Z. Strolovitch); X. Science, Technology, Medicine, and Bodies; Introduction: Science and Technology Studies as Tools for Social Justice (Patrick R. Grzanka); 38. "Science, Race and Sexuality" (Siobhan B. Somerville); 39. "A Tale of Two Technologies" (Laura Carpenter and Monica Casper);40. "My So-Called Choice: Embodied Knowledge, Feminist Politics, and the Political Economy of Contraceptive Technologies" (Chikako Takeshita); 41. "Feminist, Queer, Crip" (Alison Kafer); Epilogue (Lisa Bowleg)

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Book SynopsisDeepening regionalism in Asia demands new leadership. Strong elites who are committed to a supranational identity are a minimum requirement of successful regionalism. Regional leaders are increasingly seen as a new set of leaders in Europe. Currently, Asian regional leaders largely come from the diplomacy community, or trade and economic sectors. Yet further regionalization demands a new type of leadership from civil society and citizens. In this context it is important to cultivate new regional leadership through the development of regional citizenship. This book examines contested ideas of regionalism in Asia with a particular focus on two competing ideas of pan-Asianism and Pacificism. It also identifies a new trend and contestation, the fundamental shift from a civilization understanding of regionalism to a technocratic and functional understanding of regionalism in the form of regulatory regionalism. It also examines the other contested imaginations of regionalism in AsiTrade Review'He’s novelty in addressing the Asian regionalism hybrid approaches provides a versatile way of dissecting and analysing the diversity of ideas and values that exist across Asia. The author excels in accommodating the long evolutionary paths of the origins of ideas developed throughout almost a century. It, thus, provides an excellent comprehensive overview of the competing ideas of regionalisms and suggests a blueprint of where we can go from here.'Sohyun Zoe Lee, London School of Economics and Political Science, Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs, Vol. 4, No. 3, 2017Table of Contents01. Acknowledgement 02. Chapter 1: Introduction to the Idea of Regionalism in Asia 03. Chapter 2: Pan-Asian Ideas of Regionalism04. Chapter 3: Chinese Ideas of Regionalism 05. Chapter 4: Australian Ideas of Asia-Pacific Regionalism 06. Chapter 5: The Competing Norms of Regionalism 07. Chapter 6: The Contested Ideas of Regional Governance08. Chapter 7: The Contested Idea of Security Regionalism 09. Chapter 8: Toward Hybrid Regionalism? Pathways and Pitfalls 10. References

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Book SynopsisTodayâs convergent media environment offers unprecedented opportunities for sourcing and disseminating previously obscure popular culture material from Japan. However, this presents concerns regarding copyright, ratings and exposure to potentially illegal content which are serious problems for those teaching and researching about Japan. Despite young peopleâs enthusiasm for Japanese popular culture, these concerns spark debate about whether it can be judged harmful for youth audiences and could therefore herald the end of âcool Japanâ. This collection brings together Japan specialists in order to identify key challenges in using Japanese popular culture materials in research and teaching. It addresses issues such as the availability of unofficially translated and distributed Japanese material; the emphasis on adult-themes, violence, sexual scenes and under-age characters; and the discrepancies in legislation and ratings systems across the world. Considering how these issues aTrade Review"The End of Cool Japan is a forceful intervention into the study and flow of Japanese pop culture around the world. Taking the arousals of fandom seriously, the essays also consider the ways J-pop culture gets both manipulated and constrained (by politics, legal constricts, religion, nationalism) to make it decidedly "uncool" at various hands. Advocating for a critical pedagogy that scrutinizes Japanese pop culture in all its complexities and iterations, the volume is sharp-edged and smartly conceived throughout. This is an invaluable contribution to the field—that of Japanese studies and also beyond."Anne Allison, Duke University, USA. "From its cheeky, quirky cover, to the selection of its contributors, to its unifying tone, Mark McLelland’s new anthology deserves to shoot right to the top of Japanese Studies reading lists. The End of Cool Japan: Ethical, Legal and Cultural Challenges to Japanese Popular Culture offers a vital and timely warning for all those students who think that scholarship amounts to a diary of what they did at the weekend...I cannot recommend this book highly enough, to libraries, lecturers and students."Jonathan Clements, All The Anime, August 2016Table of Contents Introduction: Negotiating "Cool Japan" in Research and Teaching Death Note, Student Crimes, and the Power of Universities in the Global Spread of Manga Scholar Girl Meets Manga Maniac, Media Specialist, and Cultural Gatekeeper Must We Burn Eromanga? On Trying Obscenity in the Courtroom and the Classroom Manga, Anime and Child Pornography Law in Canada The "Lolicon Guy:" Some Observations on Researching Unpopular Topics in Japan All Seizures Great and Small: Reading Contentious Images of Minors in Japan and Australia "The Love that Dare Not Speak its Name": Chinese Danmei Communities in the 2014 Anti-Porn Campaign Negotiating Religious and Fan Identities: "Boys Love" and Fujoshi Guilt Is there a Space for Cool Manga in Indonesia and the Philippines? Postcolonial Discourses on Transcultural Manga Appendix: The Rise and Fall of the King of Lolicon: An Interview with Uchiyama Aki

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Book SynopsisThe rapid development of Korean cinema during the decades of the 1960s and 2000s reveals a dynamic cinematic history which runs parallel to the nation's political, social, economic and cultural transformation during these formative periods.This book examines the ways in which South Korean cinema has undergone a transformation from an antiquated local industry in the 1960s into a thriving international cinema in the 21st century. It investigates the circumstances that allowed these two eras to emerge as creative watersheds, and demonstrates the forces behind Korea's positioning of itself as an important contributor to regional and global culture, and especially its interplay with Japan, Greater China, and the United States. Beginning with an explanation of the understudied operations of the film industry during its 1960s take-off, it then offers insight into the challenges that producers, directors, and policy makers faced in the 1970s and 1980s during the most volatile part oTrade Review'This volume makes a valuable supplement to the existing scholarship on the Korean film industry... 'Jinhee Choi, King’s College London, London, United KingdomTable of ContentsIntroduction: Introducing "Planet Hallyuwood" Part 1: The Golden Age of the 1960s 1 Hypergrowth of the Propaganda Factory and the Producing Paradox 2 At the Crossroads of Directing and Politics 3 Genre Intersections and the Literary Film 4 Feasting on Asian Alliances: Hong Kong Co-productions and Japanese Remakes Part 2: The Dark Age of the 1970s and Hollywood’s Domination in the Aftermath 5 Policy and Producing Under Hollywood’s Shadow in the 1970s and 1980s 6 Robust Invalids in a New Visual Era: Directing in the 1970s and 1980s 7 Weapons of Mass Distraction: The Erotic Film Genres of the 1970s and 1980s Part 3: The Golden Age of the Post-censorship Era 8 The Rise of the New Corporate and Female Producers 9 The Rise of the Female Writer–Director and the Changing Face of Korean Cinema10 Genre Transformations in Contemporary Korean Cinema 11 Korean Transnational Cinema and the Renewed Tilt Toward China 12 Conclusion Welcome to Planet Hallyuwood

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Book SynopsisThe 21st Century in the United States continues to be marked by persistent disparities between members of different classes, races, genders, and sexual orientations. Influencers of this society seem bent on polarizing citizens along their diverse identities, often blaming those already disadvantaged for the nation's apparent plights. Elite white men still benefit from a political, economic, and social hegemony and some ardently resist an egalitarian society. Preserving American democracy rests in the hands of young Americans committed to equity and social justice. In Got Solidarity?, Jörg Vianden reports the results from the Straight White College Men Project, a nationwide qualitative study of how heterosexual white college men experience or perceive campus and community diversity issues. In college, few white men tend to engage in majors, discussions, or courses on diversity, inclusion, equity, or social justice. Indeed, many white men say that they haveTrade ReviewJörg Vianden offers a rare in-depth study of young straight white men, a study about and for them. Revisiting issues of diversity and inclusion assessed by others, but in more depth, he finds their segregated upbringing creates narrow white-male-framed perspectives that disengage them from understanding and challenging societal oppressions. He goes beyond problematizing to offer proposals for raising their equity consciousnesses, improving campus climates, and fostering social justice advocacy and change.Joe Feagin, Distinguished Professor, Texas A&M University, and author of The White Racial Frame (Routledge) and Racist America (Routledge)In an era when divisiveness reigns and individuals with privilege are feeling increasingly embolden to perpetrate micro and macroaggressions, Got Solidarity? is a timely and important book. Vianden invites straight white men into the social justice conversation and encourages them to take responsibility for acting in solidarity with oppressed communities. Vianden argues that it is essential for white men researchers to do their "part to disrupt white supremacy, patriarchy, and heteronormativity." With this book, Vianden has done just that. Got Solidarity is a must read for not only straight white men, but also college educators, activists, and peers of all races, genders, and sexualities who could use a little solidarity in their quest for social justice.Annemarie Vaccaro, Professor and Program Director, University of Rhode Island It’s not likely the title of this book will inspire most white college men to read it. Which is precisely why the work is so important. Drawing on the lived experiences of today’s undergraduates, Vianden persuasively explains why educators are duty-bound to focus on loosening the chains of socialization that perpetuate inequities while advancing efforts to promote social justice. George D. Kuh, Chancellor’s Professor Emeritus of Higher Education, Indiana UniversityScholars have been writing about white cisgender men and asking what’s wrong with them. Vianden turns his investigative gaze both inward and outward to study white cisgender men and illuminates critical historical, contextual and intersectional subjectivities to tell a story for men. This important book invites educators to more effectively engage students from privileged backgrounds in discussion about power and oppression. It also provides guidance for moving beyond the shame and blame game toward building the kind of solidarity necessary to more forcefully fight for social justice.Tracy Davis, Professor and Director of the College Student Personnel Program, Western Illinois UniversityEvery straight white man would benefit greatly from reading this important book. Campuses would be safer and more equitable for women, people of color, and LGBTQ persons if straight white men did what Vianden thoughtfully advocates in this text.Shaun R. Harper, Provost Professor of Education and Business, University of Southern CaliforniaTable of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgements; 1. Building Solidarity and Challenging Social Justice Advocacy in Straight White College Men; 2. Growing up White and Male: Learning about Diversity in Communities, Schools, and Families; 3. What's in it for me? Defining, Experiencing, and Considering Engaging in Diversity in College; 4. White is Norm: Acknowledging Privilege, Power, and Oppression on Campus; 5. It's Hard to Speak Up: Challenging Racism, Sexism, and Homophobia; 6. What's my Responsibility? Strategies to Engage Straight White College Men in Social Change; References; Index; Appendix A – Research Sites; Appendix B – Sample Demographic Information

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Book SynopsisRacism in the Neoliberal Era explains how simple racial binaries like black/white are no longer sufficient to explain the persistence of racism, capitalism, and elite white power. The neoliberal era features the largest black middle class in US history and extreme racial marginalization. Hohle focuses on how the origins and expansion of neoliberalism depended on language or semiotic assemblage of white-private and black public. The language of neoliberalism explains how the white racial frame operates like a web of racial meanings that connect social groups with economic policy, geography, and police brutality. When America was racially segregated, elites consented to political pressure to develop and fund white-public institutions. The black civil rights movement eliminated legal barriers that prevented racial integration. In response to black civic inclusion, elite whites used a language of white-private/black-public to deregulate the Voting Rights Act and banking. They pTrade Review"In Racism in the Neoliberal Era Randolph Hohle provides a well-researched and argued racism-centered analysis of the origin, growth, and consequences of American neoliberalism. Its insights are especially relevant in explaining the convergence of today’s perfect storm of covert institutionalized racism, white nationalist politics, the control of all levels and branches of government by the economic elite, and rampant racial and economic inequality."Noel A. Cazenave, University of Connecticut, USA and author of Conceptualizing Racism: Breaking the Chains of Racially Accomodative Language"Randy Hohle traces the ways in which neoliberalism recast the culture of racism, allowing white elites to limit blacks’ voting rights and access to social benefits, while reinforcing de facto segregation and subjecting blacks to random and lethal police violence. This book is timely and important."Richard Lachmann, State University of New York at Albany, USA"Randolph Hohle provides great insight into how elite white oligopoly capitalists (aka neoliberals) use white-racist framing to con white Americans into accepting large-scale austerity and privatization schemes (public = black/bad, private = white/good) that maintain or increase racial and class inequalities. Since the 1960s civil rights movement this white male elite has thereby schemed to weaken meaningful racial desegregation and firmly maintain their centuries-old control over US society."Joe Feagin, Texas A&M University, USA and author of Racist America"For those wondering how social divisiveness and wealth inequality have gotten so out of control in the U.S., Randolph Hohle’s latest book provides a much needed explanation. Providing something of a revelation for all those interested in social problems and social justice, Hohle ties the abandonment of support for minorities, the poor, and the education of children to the hegemonic takeover of public policies by neoliberalism at all levels of the State. Hohle’s connection between the decline of American democracy and Neoliberal social policy requires us all to pay attention before current social cleavages become irreversible."Mark Gottdiener, University of Buffalo, USATable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The tricks are new but the bag is the sameChapter 1: Citizenship and Systemic RacismChapter 2: Piecemeal Black Disenfranchisement: Deregulation and the Voting Rights Act in the Neoliberal EraChapter 3: Preserving the White Economy at any CostChapter 4: Social Welfare and the Segregated Welfare StateChapter 5: The Neoliberal Metropolis: Racial Segregation, Suburbanization, and GentrificationChapter 6: Racism and the Neoliberal Crisis in American EducationChapter 7: White-Private Violence: Police Brutality and Mass IncarcerationChapter 8: Diversity and Future Trends in Racist Neoliberal Governance

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Book SynopsisThe Class Struggle in Latin America: Making History Today analyses the political and economic dynamics of development in Latin America through the lens of class struggle. Focusing in particular on Peru, Paraguay, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela, the book identifies how the shifts and changing dynamics of the class struggle have impacted on the rise, demise and resurgence of neo-liberal regimes in Latin America. This innovative book offers a unique perspective on the evolving dynamics of class struggle, engaging both the destructive forces of capitalist development and those seeking to consolidate the system and preserve the status quo, alongside the efforts of popular resistance concerned with the destructive ravages of capitalism on humankind, society and the global environment.Using theoretical observations based on empirical and historical case studies, this book argues that the class struggle remains intrinsically linked to the march of caTrade Review"This is a very important book. Without economic reductionism Petras and Veltmeyer expose the astonishing level of greed, exploitation and inequality, associated with the world capitalist system. They also provide a sharp and much-needed class analysis of the contradictions of both capitalism and imperialism, and the propensity towards crisis that has assumed global proportions and undermined the foundations of the system as well as generating powerful forces of resistance and class warfare." – John Saxe-Fernandez, Professor of Latin American Studies, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; author of inter alia, Crisis e imperialismo, La energía en México. Situación y alternativas, Economic Imperialism in Mexico: The Operations of the World Bank in our Country."The particular value of this timely book is that it provides a critical perspective on the destructive impacts of a world capitalist system in crisis. It not only addresses the worldwide dynamics of capitalist development, but also the forces of resistance generated by these dynamics as well as proposals for alternative futures advanced within both the popular sector and academe. It is an analytical tool of vital interest to both academic researchers and students within the broad field of international development studies, political economy and sociology." – Richard L Harris, Professor Emeritus of Global Studies at California State University, Monterey Bay. Managing Editor, Journal of Developing Societies and Director of the Transpacific Project."This timely book superbly analyzes in class terms US interventionism, the faltering of Latin America's progressive reforms, right-wing comebacks for neoliberalism in Brazil, Argentina, and elsewhere, and the combined anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist class struggle in Venezuela. Theoretically and politically acute, it is a must acquisition for libraries, journalists, academics, and activists." — James Cockcroft, Honorary Editor Latin American Perspectives, USA"This book is a lively, engaging and lucid analysis of the diverse practices of the class struggles taking place in multiple sites by indigenous peoples, unemployed workers, landless peasants, local communities and students. It powerfully illuminates the demise of the ‘pink tide’ as well as the rise of, and turn to, the right; always persuasively stressing the centrality of class struggle. Required reading for those wishing to gain an understanding of the class forces shaping contemporary Latin America." — Cristóbal Kay, Emeritus Professor of the International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam; and Professorial Research Associate of the Department of Development Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.‘In this stimulating book James Petras and Henry Veltmeyer analyse recent social transformations in Latin America. They highlight how despite continual elite opposition, the region’s poor attempt and succeed in generating progressive social change. The authors argue, moreover, that struggles from below have the capacity to generate further and more profound transformations in the future. This book will be of great value to anyone interested in contemporary Latin America.’ — Professor Benjamin Selwyn, University of Sussex, UKTable of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1 Class Struggle Back on the AgendaChapter 2 Extractivism and Resistance: A New EraChapter 3 Accumulation by Dispossession — and the ResistanceChapter 4 The Progressive Cycle in Latin American PoliticsChapter 5 Argentina: The Return of the Rightwith Mario HernándezChapter 6 Brazil: Class Struggle in the CountrysideJoão Márcio Mendes Pereira and Paulo AlentejanoChapter 7 Democracy Without the Workers: 25 years of the Labour Movement and Mature Neoliberalism in ChileSebastián Osorio and Franck GaudichaudChapter 8 Mexico: Dynamics of a Class WarChapter 9 Paraguay: Class Struggle on the Extractive Frontier Arturo Ezquerro-CañeteChapter 10 Peru: The Return of the Class Struggle from Below Jan LustChapter 11 Venezuela: In the Eye of the StormChapter 12 The Return of the Right Conclusion

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Book SynopsisRace in Psychoanalysis analyzes the often-unrecognized racism in psychoanalysis by examining how the colonialist discourse of late nineteenth-century anthropology made its way into Freud's foundational texts, where it has remained and continues to exert a hidden influence. Recent racial violence, particularly in the US, has made many realize that academic and professional disciplines, as well as social and political institutions, need to be re-examined for the racial biases they may contain. Psychoanalysis is no exception.When Freud applied his insights to the history of the psyche and of civilization, he made liberal use of the anthropology of his time, which was steeped in colonial, racist thought. Although it has often been assumed that this usage was confined to his non-clinical works, this book argues that through the pivotal concept of primitivity, it fed back into his theories of the psyche and of clinical technique as well.Celia Brickman Trade Review"Celia Brickman’s masterpiece, Race In Psychoanalysis, is one of only a handful of books that I would describe as having profoundly changed the way I think about Freud and the development of psychoanalysis...Brickman’s book will remain a classic and generations of analysts will need to study it to understand and reconceptualize the most fundamental assumptions and tenets of psychoanalysis..."-from the foreword by Lewis Aron, Ph.D., Director, New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis."Brickman’s remarkably innovative work turns the lens of post-colonial theory on the unconscious racial assumptions of psychoanalysis, offering a new and radical take on the central tension in Freud’s thoughts between valorizing and undermining the idea of the "civilized" world. Erudite, lucid and compelling, Race in Psychoanalysis is a timely argument for transforming psychoanalysis into a genuinely critical theory of the repudiation of the Other. It should be read by all students of psychoanalysis as well as everyone interested in the history of psychoanalysis and its contribution to modern thought."-Jessica Benjamin, author of Beyond Doer and Done To: Recognition Theory, Intersubjectivity and the Third.""In Race in Psychoanalysis: Aboriginal Populations in the Mind, Celia Brickman illuminates the manner in which our colonialist and enslaving past continues to reverberate within the construction of psychoanalytic theory and practice. Taking a thoughtful and detailed tour through the history of Freud’s relationship with the sociopolitical forces within Europe during his time, Brickman chronicles the various iterations of the use of the darkened masses as timeless and primitive. Illuminating the way race and racialized object relations permeate our canonical texts, her perspective is a wonderful new resource to locate pathways to a multicultural, racial, and ethnically diverse discourse within theory construction and training in psychoanalysis."The pitfalls and paradoxes concerning race that are embedded within the field" become points of access for those perceived as other, not-white, and different from whiteness to become psychoanalysts. Brickman points to the lived psychodynamics of racialization as the way to further Freud’s wish that his project be for the people."-Annie Lee Jones, Ph.D., clinical psychologist/psychoanalyst, member of Black Psychoanalysts Speak."Celia Brickman’s masterpiece, Race In Psychoanalysis, is one of only a handful of books that I would describe as having profoundly changed the way I think about Freud and the development of psychoanalysis...Brickman’s book will remain a classic and generations of analysts will need to study it to understand and reconceptualize the most fundamental assumptions and tenets of psychoanalysis..."Lewis Aron, Director, New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis."Brickman’s remarkably innovative work turns the lens of post-colonial theory on the unconscious racial assumptions of psychoanalysis, offering a new and radical take on the central tension in Freud’s thoughts between valorizing and undermining the idea of the "civilized" world. Erudite, lucid and compelling, Race in Psychoanalysis is a timely argument for transforming psychoanalysis into a genuinely critical theory of the repudiation of the Other. It should be read by all students of psychoanalysis as well as everyone interested in the history of psychoanalysis and its contribution to modern thought."Jessica Benjamin, author of Beyond Doer and Done To: Recognition Theory, Intersubjectivity and the Third.""In Race in Psychoanalysis: Aboriginal Populations in the Mind, Celia Brickman illuminates the manner in which our colonialist and enslaving past continues to reverberate within the construction of psychoanalytic theory and practice. Taking a thoughtful and detailed tour through the history of Freud’s relationship with the sociopolitical forces within Europe during his time, Brickman chronicles the various iterations of the use of the darkened masses as timeless and primitive. Illuminating the way race and racialized object relations permeate our canonical texts, her perspective is a wonderful new resource to locate pathways to a multicultural, racial, and ethnically diverse discourse within theory construction and training in psychoanalysis."The pitfalls and paradoxes concerning race that are embedded within the field" become points of access for those perceived as other, not-white, and different from whiteness to become psychoanalysts. Brickman points to the lived psychodynamics of racialization as the way to further Freud’s wish that his project be for the people."Annie Lee Jones, clinical psychologist/psychoanalyst, member of Black Psychoanalysts Speak."Equipped with a mastery of post-colonial theory, critical race theory, feminist critique and theories from religious studies, as well as a sophisticated understanding of psychoanalytic theory, Ms Brickman offers us a radical perspective on Freud's meta-psychological, cultural and clinical thought. Ms Brickman offers cogent summaries of Freud's writings and extrapolates numerous examples from a vast body of clinical and cultural texts demonstrating a deep familiarity with his oeuvre."Romy A. Reading is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in individual psychological treatment for adults and adolescents. To read this review in full, please see the following: Reading, R. A. (2021) Race in psychoanalysis: aboriginal populations in the mind: by Celia Brickman, New York, Routledge, 2018, 234 pp., £25.89, ISBN: 9781138749399. International Journal of Psychoanalysis 102:642-645Table of ContentsForeword; Preface to the new edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The figure of the primitive: a brief genealogy; 2. Psychoanalysis and the colonial imagination: evolutionary thought in Freud’s texts; 3. Race and gender, primitivity and femininity: psychologies of enthrallment; 4. Historicizing consciousness: time, history, and religion; 5. Race and primitivity in the clinical encounter; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index

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Book SynopsisThe study of early China has been radically transformed over the past fifty years by archaeological discoveries, including both textual and non-textual artefacts. Excavations of settlements and tombs have demonstrated that most people did not lead their lives in accordance with ritual canons, while previously unknown documents have shown that most received histories were written retrospectively by victors and present a correspondingly anachronistic perspective. This handbook provides an authoritative survey of the major periods of Chinese history from the Neolithic era to the fall of the Latter Han Empire and the end of antiquity (AD 220). It is the first volume to include not only a comprehensive review of political history but also detailed treatments of topics that transcend particular historical periods, such as: Warfare and political thought Cities and agriculture Language and art Medicine and mathematics ProviTable of ContentsIntroduction: What Is Early Chinese History?, Paul R. Goldin Part I: Chronology 1. Main Issues in the Study of the Chinese Neolithic, Gideon Shelach-Lavi 2. Of Millets and Wheat: Diet and Health on the Central Plain of China during the Neolithic and Bronze Age, Kate Pechenkina 3. The Bronze Age before the Zhou Dynasty, Robert Bagley 4. The Western Zhou State, Li Feng 5. The Age of Territorial Lords, Chen Shen 6. The Qin Dynasty, Charles Sanft 7. The Former Han Empire, Vincent S. Leung 8. The Latter Han Empire and the End of Antiquity, Wicky W.K. Tse Part II: Topical Studies 9. The Old Chinese Language, Axel Schuessler 10. Writing, Luo Xinhui; tr. Zachary Hershey and Paul R. Goldin 11. The Spirit World, Jue Guo 12. Religious Thought, Ori Tavor 13. Political Thought, Yuri Pines 14. Food and Agriculture, Roel Sterckx 15. Warfare, Wicky W.K. Tse 16. Currency, François Thierry 17. Women in Early China: Views from the Archaeological Record, Anne Behnke Kinney 18. An Overview of the Qin-Han Legal System from the Perspective of Recently Unearthed Documents, Kyung-ho Kim and Ming-chiu Lai 19. Literature, Stephen Durrant 20. Art, Wang Haicheng 21. "Medicine" in Early China, Miranda Brown 22. Mathematics, Karine Chemla 23. Astronomy, David Pankenier

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Book SynopsisIn the 1960s, there occurred amongst Latin American writers a sudden explosion of literary activity known as the Boom'. It marked an increase in the production and availability of innovative and experimental novels. But the Boom' of the 1960s should not be taken as the only flowering of Latin American fiction, for such novels dubbed new novels' were being written in the 1940s and 1950s, as well as in the 1970s and 1980s. In this edited collection, first published in 1990, Philip Swanson charts the development of Latin American fiction throughout the twentieth century. He assesses the impact of the new novel' on Latin American literature, and follows its growth. Nine key texts are analysed by contributors, including works by the big four' of the Boom' Fuentes, Cortázar, Garcia Márquez and Vargas Llosa. This book will be of interest to critics and teachers of Latin American literature, and will be useful too as supplementary reading for students of Spanish and Hispanic StudiesTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors; Preface; 1. Introduction: Background to the Boom Philip Swanson 2. Jorge Luis Borges: Ficciones Donald Leslie Shaw 3. Miguel Ángel Asturias: El Seńor Presidente Gerald Martin 4. Juan Rulfo: Pedro Páramo Peter Beardsell 5. Carlos Fuentes: La Muerte de Artemio Cruz Robin Fiddian 6. Julio Cortázar: Rayuela Steven Boldy 7. Gabriel García Márquez: Cien Aos de Soledad James Higgins 8. Mario Vargas Llosa: La Casa Verde Peter Standish 9. José Donoso: El Obsceno Pájaro De La Noche Philip Swanson 10. Manuel Puig: Boquitas Pintadas Pamela Bacarisse 11. Conclusion: After the Boom Philip Swanson; Select bibliography; Index

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Book SynopsisThe Course of Mexican Music provides students with a cohesive introductory understanding of the scope and influence of Mexican music. The textbook highlights individual musical examples as a means of exploring the processes of selection that led to specific musical styles in different times and places, with a supporting companion website with audio and video tracks helping to reinforce readers'' understanding of key concepts. The aim is for students to learn an exemplary body of music as a window for understanding Mexican music, history and culture in a manner that reveals its importance well beyond the borders of that nation. Table of Contents1. Why Study Mexican Music? 2. Defining and Listening to Mexican Music 3. Pre-Cortesian and Indigenous Music, Past and Present 4. Majesty, Machismo, Mestizaje and Other Legacies of the Vice Kingdom of New Spain 5. Colonial Legacies and Regional Responses: Sones Regionales 6. Sound Foundations for Independence 7. Immigration and Cosmopolitan Identity During the Porfiriato 8. Gifts of the Revolution 9. Cinema, Radio and the Celebrity Cantante 10. New Song and Rock Mexicano 11. Competing Popular Styles 12. Classical Contemporary Music: New Frames for New Audiences 13. A Despedida and Closing Reflections

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Book SynopsisCritical Race Theory (CRT) offers an account of society based on systemic, deep-rooted racist oppression that saturates our commonsensical judgements to such an extent that all but the most extreme racism appears normal and unexceptional, simply business as usual'. CRT is one of the fastest growing and most controversial fields of contemporary social theory, and education is the discipline where its most dynamic and challenging work is taking place.Now, answering the need for an authoritative reference work to make sense of this sometimes shocking and often contentious body of thought, Routledge announces a new title in its Major Themes in Education series. In four volumes, Critical Race Theory in Education provides a unique mini library' that encompasses the very best CRT scholarship in education. As with other titles in the series, the collection's hallmark is its combination of the canonical and the cutting edge: every selection is either an established class

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Book SynopsisThe consequences of globalization and mass migration are such that, it has been estimated, over 200 million people are living in countries other than where they were born. And as formerly homogeneous societies evolve into multicultural entities with traditional social and geographic boundaries giving way to increasingly complex representations of identity, newand urgentquestions for psychologists, social scientists, and policymakers arise.As research in and around cross-cultural psychology burgeons as never before, this new four-volume collection from Routledge meets the need for an authoritative reference work to make sense of a rapidly growing and ever more complex corpus of literature. Edited by two leading scholars, the collection is organized into four principal sections: Basic Issues; Theory and Method; Substantive Findings in Basic Processes; and Substantive Findings in Applied Issues. Cross-Cultural Psychology provides a one-stop mini library' of foundat

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Book SynopsisBlack Acting Methods seeks to offer alternatives to the Euro-American performance styles that many actors find themselves working with. A wealth of contributions from directors, scholars and actor trainers address afrocentric processes and aesthetics, and interviews with key figures in Black American theatre illuminate their methods. This ground-breaking collection is an essential resource for teachers, students, actors and directors seeking to reclaim, reaffirm or even redefine the role and contributions of Black culture in theatre arts. Chapter 7 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.Table of ContentsOrder of OfferingsFOREWORD: The Blessing by Molefi Kete AsanteACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION: The Affirmation by Sharrell D. Luckett and Tia M. ShafferMethods of Social ActivismOFFERING 1 The Hendricks Method Sharrell D. Luckett and Tia M. ShafferOFFERING 2 SoulWorkCristal Chanelle TruscottOFFERING 3 Nudging the Memory-Creating Performance with the Medea Project: Theatre for Incarcerated Women Rhodessa Jones OFFERING 4 Art Saves Lives: Rebecca Rice and the Performance of Black Feminist Improv for Social Change Lisa Biggs Methods of InterventionOFFERING 5 Seeing Shakespeare through Brown Eyes Justin EmekaOFFERING 6 Ritual Poetic Drama Within the African Continuum:the journey from Shakespeare to ShangeTawnya Pettiford-Wates OFFERING 7 Remembering, Rewriting, and Re-Imagining: Afrocentric Approaches to Directing New Work for the TheatreClinnesha Sibley Methods of Cultural PluralityOFFERING 8 The Hip Hop Theatre Initiative: We the ‘Griot’Daniel Banks OFFERING 9 Kadogo Mojo: Global Crossings in the TheatreAku KadogoOFFERING 10 #Unyielding Truth: Employing Culturally Relevant PedagogyKashi Johnson and Daphnie SicreReflections from Distinguished PractitionersOFFERING 11 Rituals, Processes, and/or Methods from Distinguished PractitionersJudyie Al-Bilali, Timothy Bond, Sheldon Epps, Shirley Jo Finney, Nataki Garrett, Anita Gonzalez, Paul Carter Harrison, Robbie McCauley,Seret Scott, Tommie ‘Tonea’ Stewart, Talvin WilksOFFERING 12 Words of Wisdom from Distinguished PractitionersJudyie Al-Bilali, Timothy Bond, Walter Dallas, Sheldon Epps, Shirley Jo Finney, Kamilah Forbes, Nataki Garrett, Anita Gonzalez, Paul Carter Harrison, Ron Himes, Kym Moore, Seret Scott, Talvin WilksAPPENDIX: Recommendations for Acting/Performance Programs that Seek to Provide Equitable Training END NOTESLIST OF CONTRIBUTORSINDEX

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Japanese Media is a comprehensive study of the key contemporary issues and scholarly discussions around Japanese media. Covering a wide variety of forms and types from newspapers, television and fi lm, to music, manga and social media, this book examines the role of the media in shaping Japanese society from the Meiji eraâs intense engagement with Western culture to our current period of rapid digital innovation.Featuring the work of an international team of scholars, the handbook is divided into five thematic sections: The historical background of the Japanese media from the Meiji Restoration to the immediate postwar era. Japanâs national and political identity imagined and negotiated through diff erent aspects of the media, including Japanâs âlost decadeâ of the 1990s and todayâs âpost- Fukushimaâ society. The representation of Japanese identities, including race, gender and sexuality, in contemporary media. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Why the Japanese media? Fabienne Darling-Wolf PART I: The rise of Japanese media 1. Who’s the ‘great imitator'?: Critical reflections on Japan’s historical transcultural influence, Fabienne Darling-Wolf 2. Girls’ magazines and the creation of shōjo identities, Sarah Frederick 3. Gender, consumerism and women’s magazines in interwar Japan, Barbara Sato 4. Eusociality and the Japanese media machine in the Great East Asia War, 1931–1945, David C. Earhart 5. Fire! Mizuno Hideko and the development of 1960s shōjo manga, Deborah Shamoon 6. Sport, media and technonationalism in the history of the Tokyo Olympics, Iwona Regina Merklejn PART II: Media, nation, politics and nostalgia 7. Born again yokozuna: sports and national identity, Michael Plugh 8. Changing political communication in Japan, Masaki Taniguchi 9. ‘National idols’: the case of AKB48 in Japan, Patrick W. Galbraith 10. Media idols and the regime of truth about national identity in post-3.11 Japan, Yunuen Ysela Mandujano-Salazar PART III: Japanese identities — plural: race, gender and sexuality in contemporary media 11. Queering mainstream media: Matsuko Deluxe as modern-day kuroko, Katsuhiko Suganuma 12. Mediated masculinities: negotiating the 'normal' in the Japanese female-to-male trans magazine Laph, Shu Min Yuen 13. Writing sexual identity onto the small screen, seitekishōsū-sha (sexual minorities) in Japan, Claire Maree 14. Housewives watching crime: mediating social identity and voyeuristic pleasures in Japanese wide shows, Michelle H. S. Ho 15. Beyond the absent father stereotype: representations of parenting men and their familities in contemporary Japanese film, Christie Barber 16. Japan Times’ imagined communities: symbolic boundaries with African Americans, 1998–2013, Michael C. Thornton and Atsushi Tajima PART IV: Japanese media in everyday life 17. Culture of the print newspaper: the decline of the Japanese mass press, Kaori Hayashi 18. Japanese youth and the usage of SNS: peer surveillance and the conditions governing tomodachi, Kiyoshi Abe 19. On manual bots and being human on Twitter, Amy Johnson 20. Keitai in Japan, Kyoung-hwa Yonnie Kim 21. Character goods, cheerfulness and cuteness: ‘consumupotian’ spaces as communicative media, Brian J. McVeigh 22. Nature, media and the future: unnatural disaster, animist anime and eco-media activism in Japan, Gabrielle Hadl PART V: Japanese media and the global 23. Cultural policy, cross-border dialogue and cultural diversity, Koichi Iwabuchi 24. I hate you, no I love you: growing up with Japanese media in (postcolonial) South Korea, Sueen Noh Kelsey 25. Remade by Inter-Asia: the transnational practice and business of screen adaptations based on Japanese source material, Eva Tsai 26. Anime’s distribution worlds: formal and informal distribution in the analogue and digital eras, Rayna Denison Conclusion: Final reflections on the Japanese media’s global voyage, Fabienne Darling-Wolf

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Book SynopsisNew information technologies have, to an unprecedented degree, come to reshape human relations, identities and communities both online and offline. As Internet narratives including online fiction, poetry and films reflect and represent ambivalent politics in China, the Chinese state wishes to enable the formidable soft power of this new medium whilst at the same time handling the ideological uncertainties it inevitably entails.This book investigates the ways in which class, gender, ethnicity and ethics are reconfigured, complicated and enriched by the closely intertwined online and offline realities in China. It combs through a wide range of theories on Internet culture, intellectual history, and literary, film, and cultural studies, and explores a variety of online cultural materials, including digitized spoofing, microblog fictions, micro-films, online fictions, web dramas, photographs, flash mobs, popular literature and films. These materials have played an important role Trade Review"Gong and Yang’s skillful exploration of these topics demystifies the ubiquitous transgressiveness, heterogeneity, and contentiousness of the Chinese Internet that are often intertwined with issues of class, gender, ethnicity, and ethics within the context of Internet-ization, neoliberalism, and postsocialism... Reconfiguring Class, Gender, Ethnicity and Ethics in Chinese Internet Culture is a rigorous work that casts light on the promises and struggles the Internet has brought about in contemporary China... It provides readers with both an in-depth theorization of cyberspace and persuasive analyses of relevant Internet-related cultural and media events. Meanwhile, it impressively connects the fields of Chinese literature and history with new media research on online communication and the entertainment industry. Through well-researched case studies, the authors afford a comprehensive and sophisticated consideration of emerging pop cultural terms (e.g., “green tea whore” 绿茶婊 and “silly sweet girl” 傻白甜) and digital practices over the past decade. Both Chinese and Western scholars will find the rich, detailed information in the book fundamentally useful and stimulating.... Overall, the book is a powerful, illuminating contribution to both Chinese Internet culture and media studies. Its dedicated engagement with China studies, literary studies, communication studies, and entertainment industry and celebrity studies in the context of an online mediated environment will be of great interest and use to both academics and the general public."Jamie J. Zhao, University of Warwick, MCLC Resource Center PublicationTable of ContentsIntroduction: Cyberspace, Heterotopia and Postsocialism in China 1. Digitized Parody: The Politics of Egao in Contemporary China 2. Circulating Smallness: The Dialectics of Micro Narrative 3. Constructing Gendered Desire in Online Fictions and Web Dramas 4. Figuring Ethnicity: Media, Identity, and the Internet 5. Caught in the Web: Ethics of Chinese Cyberspace

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Book SynopsisA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE''S TOP TEN NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEARA LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK SELECTION A BOOKLIST EDITORS'' CHOICE BOOK SELECTIONOne doctor''s passionate and profound memoir of his experience grappling with race, bias, and the unique health problems of black AmericansWhen Damon Tweedy begins medical school, he envisions a bright future where his segregated, working-class background will become largely irrelevant. Instead, he finds that he has joined a new world where race is front and center. The recipient of a scholarship designed to increase black student enrollment, Tweedy soon meets a professor who bluntly questions whether he belongs in medical school, a moment that crystallizes the challenges he will face throughout his career. Making matters worse, in lecture after lecture the common refrain for numerous diseases resounds, More common in blacks than in whit

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Book SynopsisWinner of the 2017 Minnesota Book Award in Creative NonfictionFinalist for the Chautauqua Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the PEN USA Literary Center Award, and the Dayton Literary Peace PrizeIn the Hmong tradition, the song poet recounts the story of his people, their history and tragedies, joys and losses. He keeps the past alive, invokes the spirits and the homeland, and records courtships, births, weddings, and wishes.Following her award-winning memoir The Latehomecomer, Kao Kalia Yang now retells the life of her father, Bee Yang, the song poeta Hmong refugee in Minnesota, driven from the mountains of Laos by America's Secret War. Bee sings the life of his people through the war-torn jungle and a Thai refugee camp. The songs fall away in the cold, bitter world of a St. Paul housing project and on the factory floor, until, with the death of Bee's mother, they leave him for good. But before they do, Bee, with his poetry,

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Book SynopsisThe star of Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin presents her personal story of the real plight of undocumented immigrants in this country Diane Guerrero, the television actress from the megahit Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin, was just fourteen years old on the day her parents were detained and deported while she was at school. Born in the U.S., Guerrero was able to remain in the country and continue her education, depending on the kindness of family friends who took her in and helped her build a life and a successful acting career for herself, without the support system of her family. In the Country We Love is a moving, heartbreaking story of one woman''s extraordinary resilience in the face of the nightmarish struggles of undocumented residents in this country. There are over 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the US, many of whom have citizen children, whose lives here are just as precarious

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Book SynopsisOne of Kirkus Review''s Best Books About Being Black in AmericaPowerful... Calling for Black women (in and out of the public eye) to be treated with empathy, Blay's pivotal work will engage all readers, especially fans of Mikki Kendall's Hood Feminism. Kirkus (Starred)An empowering and celebratory portrait of Black womenfrom Josephine Baker to Aunt Viv to Cardi B.In 2013, film and culture critic Zeba Blay was one of the first people to coin the viral term #carefreeblackgirls on Twitter. As she says, it was a way to carve out a space of celebration and freedom for Black women online. In this collection of essays, Carefree Black Girls, Blay expands on this initial idea by delving into the work and lasting achievements of influential Black women in American culture--writers, artists, actresses, dancers, hip-hop stars--whose contributions often come in the face of bigotry, misogyny, and stereotypes. Blay ce

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Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE FOR NONFICTIONNAMED ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES' 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2023ONE OF TIME'S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2023 A TOP TEN BOOK OF 2023 AT CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARYA new book by the Pulitzer Prizewinning writer about the twenty-first-century Latino experience and identity.In Our Migrant Souls, the Pulitzer Prizewinning writer Héctor Tobar delivers a definitive and personal exploration of what it means to be Latino in the United States right now. Latino is the most open-ended and loosely defined of the major race categories in the United States, and also one of the most rapidly growing. Composed as a direct address to the young people who identify or have been classified as Latino, Our Migrant Souls is the first account of the historical and social forces that define Latino identity.Taking on the impacts of colonialism, public policy, immigration, media, an

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Book SynopsisAn evocative and epic story, Nick Tabor''s Africatown charts the fraught history of America from those who were brought here as slaves but nevertheless established a home for themselves and their descendants, a community which often thrived despite persistent racism and environmental pollution.In 1860, a ship called the Clotilda was smuggled through the Alabama Gulf Coast, carrying the last group of enslaved people ever brought to the U.S. from West Africa. Five years later, the shipmates were emancipated, but they had no way of getting back home. Instead they created their own community outside the city of Mobile, where they spoke Yoruba and appointed their own leaders, a story chronicled in Zora Neale Hurston's Barracoon. That community, Africatown, has endured to the present day, and many of the community residents are the shipmates' direct descendants. After many decades of neglect and a Jim Crow legal system that targeted the area for

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Book SynopsisNamed a best book of 2020 by the New York Times and Kirkus ReviewsA smart, timely, deeply disturbing and essential book by a veteran scholar and leading expert on the criminal legal system. . . . This is not a Black crisis but a national emergency. The New York Times Book ReviewAbout 170,000 Black Americans have died in homicides just since the year 2000. Violence takes more years of life from Black men than cancer, stroke, and diabetes combined; a young Black man in the United States has a fifteen times greater chance of dying from violence than his white counterpart. Even Black women suffer violent death at a higher rate than white men, despite homicide's usual gender patterns. Yet while the country has been rightly outraged by the recent spate of police killings of Black Americans, the shocking amount of everyday violence that plagues African American communities receives far less attention, and has nearly disappeared as a target

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Book SynopsisA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPRAn urgent and compelling account of great bravery and passion. Susan OrleanAward-winning journalist Delphine Minoui recounts the true story of a band of young rebels, a besieged Syrian town, and an underground library built from the rubble of warReading is an act of resistance.Daraya is a town outside Damascus, the very spot where the Syrian Civil War began. Long a site of peacefulresistance to the Assad regimes, Daraya fell under siege in 2012. For four years, no one entered or left, and aid was blocked. Every single day, bombs fell on this placea place of homes and families, schools and children, now emptied and broken into bits.And then a group searching for survivors stumbled upon a cache of books in the rubble. In a week, they had six thousand volumes; in a month, fifteen thousand. A sanctuary was born: a library where people could escape the blockade, a paper fortress to protect

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Book SynopsisINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn urgent primer on race and racism, from the host of the viral hit video seriesUncomfortable Conversations with a Black ManYou cannot fix a problem you do not know you have. So begins Emmanuel Acho in his essential guide to the truths Americans need to know to address the systemic racism that has recently electrified protests in all fifty states. There is a fix, Acho says. But in order to access it, we're going to have to have some uncomfortable conversations.In Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man, Acho takes on all the questions, large and small, insensitive and taboo, many white Americans are afraid to askyet which all Americans need the answers to, now more than ever. With the same open-hearted generosity that has made his video series a phenomenon, Acho explains the vital core of such fraught concepts as white privilege, cultural appropriation, and reverse racism. In his own

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Book SynopsisINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn urgent primer on race and racism, from the host of the viral hit video seriesUncomfortable Conversations with a Black ManYou cannot fix a problem you do not know you have. So begins Emmanuel Acho in his essential guide to the truths Americans need to know to address the systemic racism that has recently electrified protests in all fifty states. There is a fix, Acho says. But in order to access it, we're going to have to have some uncomfortable conversations.In Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man, Acho takes on all the questions, large and small, insensitive and taboo, many white Americans are afraid to askyet which all Americans need the answers to, now more than ever. With the same open-hearted generosity that has made his video series a phenomenon, Acho explains the vital core of such fraught concepts as white privilege, cultural appropriation, and reverse racism. In his own

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Book SynopsisBeryl Satter''s Family Properties is really an incredible book. It is, by far, the best book I''ve ever read on the relationship between blacks and Jews. That''s because it hones in on the relationship between one specific black community and one specific Jewish community and thus revels in the particular humanity of all its actors. Ta-Nehisi Coates, The AtlanticPart family story and part urban history, a landmark investigation of segregation and urban decay in Chicago -- and cities across the nationThe promised land for thousands of Southern blacks, postwar Chicago quickly became the most segregated city in the North, the site of the nation''s worst ghettos and the target of Martin Luther King Jr.''s first campaign beyond the South. In this powerful book, Beryl Satter identifies the true causes of the city''s black slums and the ruin of urban neighborhoods throughout the country: not, as some have argued, black pathology, the culture of p

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Book SynopsisJulia Lee is angry. And she has questions.What does it mean to be Asian in America? What does it look like to be an ally or an accomplice? How can we shatter the structures of white supremacy that fuel racial stratification?When Julia was fifteen, her hometown went up in smoke during the 1992 Los Angeles riots. The daughter of Korean immigrant store owners in a predominantly Black neighborhood, Julia was taught to be grateful for the privilege afforded to her. However, the acquittal of four white police officers in the beating of Rodney King, following the murder of Latasha Harlins by a Korean shopkeeper, forced Julia to question her racial identity and complicity. She was neither Black nor white. So who was she?This question would follow Julia for years to come, resurfacing as she traded in her tumultuous childhood for the white upper echelon of elite academia. It was only when she began a PhD in English that she found answersnot through studying V

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Book SynopsisOver twenty-two months in 1979 and 1981 nearly two dozen children were unspeakably murdered in Atlanta despite national attention and outcry; they were all Black. James Baldwin investigated these murders, the Black administration in Atlanta, and Wayne Williams, the Black man tried for the crimes. Because there was only evidence to convict Williams for the murders of two men, the children''s cases were closed, offering no justice to the families or the country. Baldwin''s incisive analysis implicates the failures of integration as the guilt party, arguing, There could be no more devastating proof of this assault than the slaughter of the children.As Stacey Abrams writes in her foreword, The humanity of black children, of black men and women, of black lives, has ever been a conundrum for America. Forty years on, Baldwin''s writing reminds us that we have never resolved the core query: Do black lives matter? Unequivocally, the moral answer is yes, but James Baldwin refuses such

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Book SynopsisLewis R. Gordon's Fear of Black Consciousness is a groundbreaking account of Black consciousness by a leading philosopher.Fear of Black Consciousness is an original and a bold intervention in the cultural and political conversation about systemic racism. Lewis R. Gordon, one of the leading scholars of Black existentialism and antiblackness, takes the reader on a journey through the historical development of racialized blackness, the problems racialization produces, and the many creative responses from black and nonblack communities in contemporary struggles for dignity and freedom.As he skillfully navigates the difficult and traumatic terrain, Gordon cuts through the mist of white narcissism and the versions of consciousness it perpetuates. He illuminates the different forms of invisibility that define black life, and he exposes the bad faith at the heart of many discussions about race and racism, not only in North America but also across the glo

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Book SynopsisThis is the essential backstory, the history book that you need if you want to understand modern Russia and its wars with Ukraine, with its neighbors, with America, and with the West.Anne Applebaum, author of Twilight of Democracy and Red Famine Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly and Kirkus ReviewsFrom the great storyteller of Russian history (Financial Times), a brilliant account of the national mythologies and imperial ideologies that have shaped Russia's past and politicsessential reading for understanding the country todayThe Story of Russia is a fresh approach to the thousand years of Russia's history, concerned as much with the ideas that have shaped how Russians think about their past as it is with the events and personalities comprising it. No other country has reimagined its own story so often, in a perpetual effort to stay in step with the shifts of ruling

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Book SynopsisOne of NPR's Books We Love in 2022. Longlisted for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography In this erudite and piercing biography, best-selling author Reza Aslan proves that one person's actions can have revolutionary consequences that reverberate the world over.Trade Review"An engrossing, entertaining, evocative, and unexpectedly cinematic story, a pleasure to read in that specific way where it’s impossible not to imagine the movie or ten-episode series in your head as you go. For both the facts of the story and Aslan’s unique ability to merge literary flourish with accessible scholarship and historical deep-dives, it’s a page-turner the likes of which are rarely produced in the historical biography genre. For its filling of a major gap in the library of geopolitical history, its resonance with the present-day strife in Iran, its echoes of other historical political battlelines in the region, and its celebration of how sincere faith of any denomination can inform a more noble and humanistic view of international relations, it’s required reading." -- Shana Nys Dambort - LA Weekly"Aslan tells us Baskerville’s story with passion and sweetness." -- Tunku Varadarajan - Wall Street Journal"A rip-roaring tale of a fascinating time in history… Aslan’s vivid storytelling evokes an intriguing cast of courtiers, clerics, desperados and idealists." -- Tara Bahrampour - Washington Post"Reza Aslan has a unique talent for showing how piety and politics can merge, or quarrel, in the hearts of people. An American Martyr in Persia is a fascinating and thoroughly engrossing biography. A triumph." -- Laila Lalami, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, author of Conditional Citizens"An astonishing story that underscores the power of biography. In Reza Aslan’s lyrical voice, Howard Baskerville’s short life comes alive as a fantastical fairy tale—a wild and improbable adventure story. [Aslan] reminds us that Iran’s revolution is quite simply unfinished." -- Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Prometheus"Beautifully written and immensely readable.… Aslan meticulously weaves Iranian–US relations with palace intrigue, Russian and British designs on Persia, and heart-stopping accounts of battles between the forces of democracy and autocracy—some seventy years before another Iranian revolution grabbed the attention of the west." -- Hooman Majd, author of The Ayatollah Begs to Differ"Great read, thoughtful and thought provoking. We must all pay attention to Reza Aslan’s timely reminder that ‘the suffering of any person anywhere is the responsibility of all peoples everywhere.’" -- Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran"Aslan has rediscovered the tale of one of the most fascinating and enigmatic figures of the early twentieth century.… [This story] is a poignant reminder of the extraordinary affinity that historically existed between the peoples of Iran and the United States and raises the hope that this closeness might someday be kindled anew." -- Scott Anderson, author of The Quiet Americans"A remarkable history that echoes to this day, with much to teach us about modern Iran and about ourselves. Read this book and be reminded of the common humanity that can transcend even our own cavernous divides." -- Ben Rhodes, author of After the Fall"Reza Aslan’s An American Martyr in Persia is a stirring reminder of the power of idealism, hope, and courage in the face of tyranny and injustice. The story of Howard Baskerville is as important today as it was in his lifetime, and Aslan’s lucid prose and compelling narrative introduces him to a new generation who will find inspiration in his deeds." -- Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of The Sympathizer"Replete with fascinating asides into the revolutionary politics of the era and the complex dynamics between Russia, England, and Persia, this is a provocative portrait of an unsung American hero." -- Publishers Weekly"An intriguing read that breathes life into a pivotal moment of Persian/Iranian history." -- Kirkus

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Devastating.... [A] remarkable book." -- Dave Davies - Fresh Air, NPR"[Shows] the ‘chronic, unpredictable violence’ that shaped daily life in the South.... Recounting such stories is part of the important work that this book does.... But historical retrieval is only part of Burnham’s goal with this book, which also makes a case for reparations, to pick up ‘where law has failed.’... With justice so elusive, even a simple acknowledgment of the facts is a necessary step. As some of the survivors put it when they first heard from Burnham and her team: ‘I thought I’d never get this call.’" -- Jennifer Szalai - New York Times"The corrective we all need.... This book is a rich, evocative testament to [Burnham’s] life’s work, as she illuminates a series of harrowing, untold cases of racial violence from 1920 to 1960, tapping a database she built over the course of a decade. Her insights and interpretations bring a vital, necessary perspective to the segregationist era." -- Oprah Daily"The detailed accounts of racial terror in this book are hard to stomach, but necessary to understand the national legacy of slavery and the Jim Crow system that emerged after emancipation.... Margaret Burnham’s rich historical analysis documents the longstanding failure of federal laws and institutions to prevent racial violence and police brutality. The book also shines a light on the resourcefulness of African Americans who organized to help one another and fight for justice." -- Debbie Elliott - NPR"Burnham illuminates a continuum of white supremacy.... She also examines Black Americans’ long-standing ‘practices of dissent and resistance’ and describes reparations as an ethical imperative." -- The New Yorker"[A] searing indictment of the all-encompassing violence of Jim Crow and a persuasive case for long-overdue reparations.... An indispensable addition to the literature of social justice and civil rights." -- Kirkus, starred review"Meticulously researched and carefully documented.... The dozens of fully fleshed out stories in this book—which are examples, of course, of countless stories left untold—add a personal element to this achingly real history. By Hands Now Known is impossible to read without being overwhelmed by the magnitude of racial violence in the U.S. in the past and persisting into the present." -- Booklist, starred review"Uncovers the hidden and unknown victims of Jim Crow violence.... Readers interested in the long history of the civil rights struggle should definitely read this." -- Library Journal, starred review"Searing.... An essential reckoning with America’s history of racial violence." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review"Defying national suppression and indifference, By Hands Now Known vividly conveys the stories of those whose lives were destroyed by previously undocumented racial violence between 1920 and 1960.… Margaret A. Burnham, drawing on a painstakingly constructed database, launches a vital and restorative reckoning with the reprehensible devastation of lives, communities, justice, and memory." -- Martha Minow, 300th Anniversary University Professor, Harvard University, and author of When Should Law Forgive?"If you truly want to understand why police and vigilantes who kill Black people are rarely held to account, you must read this extraordinary book.… By far the most sobering and most illuminating work I have ever read on the long history of state-sanctioned racial violence in the US." -- Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Race Rebels"In this necessary and important book, Margaret A. Burnham addresses the enormous violence necessary to sustain Jim Crow through a series of compelling case studies about the lives destroyed by the brutal regime of separate but equal.… In reckoning with the impact of this history on the present, Burnham asks how we might undo or redress this legacy of violence. It is timely and essential reading." -- Saidiya Hartman, author of Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments"Needs to be read by everyone who recognizes the historic mandate of our time: to interrupt cycles of racist violence.… Rigorously delineated, passionately argued, Margaret A. Burnham’s book offers us heart-wrenching cases.… But Burnham goes further, asking us to finally acknowledge the history of ever-present resistance, even under the most insurmountable conditions, and to consider what justice might mean today." -- Angela Y. Davis, Distinguished Professor Emerita, University of California, Santa Cruz"A vitally important history.… Burnham’s meticulous unpacking—of newspaper accounts, coroners’ reports, and interviews with surviving witnesses, family members, and clergy—is searing, unforgettable, and profoundly moving." -- Patricia J. Williams, author of The Alchemy of Race and Rights and Giving a Damn"Masterfully explores how everyday acts of violence fundamentally shaped Jim Crow during the twentieth century. With meticulous and compelling new research, Margaret A. Burnham offers a powerful, moving, and groundbreaking account of the interconnections between race, law, and citizenship in US history." -- Keisha N. Blain, coeditor of the number-one New York Times bestseller Four Hundred Souls and award-winning author of Until I Am Free"[This] narratively lively yet stunningly exhaustive interrogation of Jim Crow laws retained from slavery, misconstrued after Reconstruction, and nationalized during Plessy v. Ferguson, ought to become indispensable to all legal and civil rights considerations, and the cause célebre of our time—reparations." -- David Levering Lewis, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of W. E. B. Du Bois

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Book SynopsisA haunting, poignant story of growing up in a mixed-race family in 1970s New Jersey, in the tradition of The Color of Water. Race is made, not born. It can materialize with a thunderous suddenness. It can happen to you in moments that will be cauterized into memory as if into flesh.Trade Review"Transracial adoption will never empower adoptees of color or our white family members to sidestep the realities of privilege, bias, and racism; as Skinfolk shows, we will meet and experience these things in the most intimate of ways, within the microcosm of our own family. Reading Anna’s challenge to her brother, one that may have been decades in the making, I knew where all my natural sympathy as an adoptee lay. My response to Guterl’s description of his agonizing confusion and self-doubt, which kept him awake for hours that night, took me by surprise. It made me catch my breath and wish that I could see or speak to my adoptive parents, both of whom are now gone, and simply feel close to them again. I know what it is to confront a painful and unwanted distance between you and those you love; to want to believe, if only for a moment, that your will alone can bridge it." -- Nicole Chung - The Atlantic"Ambitious, intellectually searching... Guterl doesn’t spare himself when describing the inescapability of racial harm.... [His] strengths as a writer show in his unflinching analysis of this and other racially complicated scenes." -- Chloé Cooper Jones - New York Times Book Review"Quietly searing." -- Casey Schwartz - New York Times"[Guterl] writes poignantly about his upbringing, particularly as the family and his siblings battled xenophobia and racism." -- New York Times Book Review, “14 Books Coming in March”"Guterl, professor of Africana studies and American studies at Brown University and author of Seeing Race in America, fashions a moving, elegant memoir of his childhood within the 'idealized experiment' of multiracialism . . . An earnestly felt, beautifully wrought story of an American family in all its complexity." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review"With precision and unwavering care, Guterl explores the ethics involved in his parents’ endeavor and confronts the consequences of even the best intentions. The result is an eye-opening, instructional, and necessary take on race in America." -- Publishers Weekly"Guterl focuses much of the story on himself and his closest siblings, Bear and Bug, and on the realities of growing up in a big family. But he is clear-eyed about his privilege, even within his family, and about his parents who, with the best of intentions, have the whiff of white saviors." -- Kathy Sexton - Booklist

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Book SynopsisThis much-needed collection examines the formation of a black British canon including writers, dramatists, film-makers and artists. Contributors including John McLeod, Michael McMillan, Mike Phillips and Alison Donnell discuss the textual, political and cultural history of black British and the term 'black British' itself.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction: G.Low & M.Wynne-Davies Foreword: Migration, Modernity and English Writing: Reflections on Migrant Identity and Canon Formation; M.Phillips PART I: INTERROGATING THE CANON 'The Ghost of Other Stories': Salman Rushdie and a Black British Canon?; J.Procter Not Good Enough or Not Man Enough?: Beryl Gilroy as the Anomaly in the Evolving 'Black British Canon'; S.Courtman In the Eyes of the Beholder: Diversity and the Cultural Politics of Canon Re-Formation in Britain; F.Folorunso in conversation with G.Low & M.Wynne-Davies PART II: NEW LANGUAGES OF CRITICISM Fantasy Relationships: Black British Canons in a Transnational World; J.McLeod 'New Forms': Towards a Critical Dialogue with Black British 'Popular' Fictions; A.Wood PART III: GENEALOGIES AND INTERVENTIONS Texts of Cultural Practice: Black Theatre and Performance in the UK; M.McMillan Canon Questions: Art in 'Black Britain'; L.R.Wainwright 'Sharing Connections': From West Indian to Black British; G.Low Afterword: In Praise of a Black British Canon and the Possibilities of Representing the Nation 'Otherwise'; A.Donnell Index

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Book SynopsisTalking about race and sports almost always leads to trouble. Rush Limbaugh''s stint as an NFL commentator came to an abrupt end when he made some off-handed comments about the Philadelphia Eagles'' black quarterback, Donovan McNabb. Ask a simple question along these lines - ''Why do African Americans dominate the NBA?'' - and watch the sparks fly. It is precisely this flashpoint that the contributors to this volume seek to explore. Professional and amateur sports wield a tremendous amount of cultural power in the United States and around the world, and racial, ethnic, and national identities are often played out through them. In the Game collects essays by top thinkers on race that survey this treacherous terrain. They engage fascinating topics like race and cricket in the West Indies, how black culture shaped the NFL in the 1970s, the famed black-on-white Cooney/Holmes boxing bout, and American Indian mascots for sports teams.Trade Review"Hard-hitting and well-researched, Amy Bass has put together a book that peels back the layers and looks inside the sports world we love." - Dan Shaughnessy, author, Reversing the Curse. "This wonderful collection elevates the discussion of race, racism and sport. Incisive, geographically ranging, and richly historical, the essays gathered here are also luminous, passionate, and fun to read. For those with a love of the game, the pleasures of the text await. For those with critical and scholarly interests in race, culture and politics, this fine volume shows why the terrain of sport should not be ignored." - Nikhil Pal Singh, author, Black is a Country: Race and the Unfinished Struggle for Democracy "Amy Bass has produced a focused and coherent anthology which challenges the empirical, theoretical, and political protocols that presently dominate sport oriented research on race and racial difference. The essays in this book offer convincingly argued and beautifully written accounts that expose new and important lines of inquiry. The broad interdisciplinarity of In the Game makes it a significant contribution to various intellectual domains, including American studies, ethnic and race studies, history, and the sociology of culture. Sport, as a social and historical phenomenon, has long threatened to become incorporated into the academic mainstream; the broad based relevance and incisiveness of In the Game will, no doubt, assist in the realization of this long overdue recognition. An important book, at an important time." - David L. Andrews, Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, College ParkTable of ContentsThe Transformation of NFL Football by Black Culture in the 1970s; J.Dinerstein Fiaca and Veron-isma: Race and Silence in Argentine Football; G.Farred Courtside: Race and Basketball in the Works of John Edgar Wideman; T.Church Guzzio How the New Negro Whupped Jim Crow: Joe Louis and the Gendered Fight for Racial Equality in the 1930s; T.Runstedler The Harmonizing Nation: Mexico's Selection for the 1968 Olympics; E.Zolov Gendered Bodies/Gendered Nation: Women, Athletics, and Citizenship in Peronist Argentina; C.Kahr Reading and Rereading the Game: Reflections on West Indies Cricket; M.Arthur & J.Scanlon Wa a o, wa ba ski na me ska ta!: 'Indian' Mascots, Hegemony, and Media Representation of Race; D.A.Tyeeme Clark 'Ritchie' Allen and Black Power: A View from the White Suburbs; M.Frye Jacobson Clearing the Bench: The National Movement(s) of American Baseball; M.Keefe The Stepping Stone: Holmes-Cooney, Rocky, and 'Race, Race, Race'; C. Rotella

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Book SynopsisShakespeare is at the heart of the British theatrical tradition, but the contribution of Ira Aldridge and the Shakespearean performers of African, African-Caribbean, south Asian and east Asian heritage who came after him is not widely known. Telling the story for the first time of how Shakespearean theatre in Britain was integrated from the 1960s to the 21st century, this is a timely and important account of that contribution. Drawing extensively on empirical evidence from the British Black and Asian Shakespeare Performance Database and featuring interviews with nearly forty performers and directors, the book chronicles important productions that led to ground-breaking castings of Black and Asian actors in substantial Shakespearean roles including: Zakes Mokae (Cry Freedom) as one of three black witches in William Gaskill's 1966 production of Macbeth at the Royal Court Theatre. Norman Beaton as Angelo in Michael Rudman's 1981 production of Measure for Trade ReviewA much needed history … Rogers’s meticulous study is a clarion call for British Shakespearian performance – and the scholarship surrounding it – to do better. * Shakespeare Survey *A vital read for anyone interested in the gains made by, not just some of Britain’s greatest actors of colour, but by some of Britain’s greatest actors. * David Oyelowo OBE *This is a book that I have eagerly awaited, both as a playgoer and as a cultural historian. Jami Rogers’s engrossing account of Black and Asian Shakespeareans from Ira Aldridge to Josette Simon is a fascinating and timely contribution to Shakespeare studies, providing a much needed survey of the resistance that British actors of colour have long faced, as well as the inroads they have made in making Shakespeare truly representative. * James Shapiro, author of 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare *Celebrating the contributions of actors of African-Caribbean and Asian heritage in the Shakespeare industry, this invaluable book contributes to decolonising the theatre and recuperating the experiences of practitioners of colour. - Adele Lee, Associate Professor, Department of Writing, Literature and Publishing, Emerson CollegeTable of ContentsNote on interviews Abbreviations List of illustrations List of tables Acknowledgements Introduction: Forgotten Shakespeareans, 1825–1965 Shakespearean pioneers, 1866–1947 Shakespearean pioneers, 1950–1965 Chapter One: “Difficult to justify this casting without sounding racist”: breakthroughs and stereotypes, 1966–1972 Royal Court – Macbeth – 1966 Mermaid Theatre – The Tempest – 1970 The Black Macbeth – Roundhouse Theatre, London – 1972 “Difficult to justify this casting without sounding racist” Chapter Two: “Why weren’t we auditioned?”: the “black canon” and the battle for Othello “Why weren’t we auditioned?” Reclaiming Othello Chapter Three: From “suitable roles” to leads, 1980–1987 “Black roles” at the RSC Macbeth – Young Vic, 1984 Leading roles, 1984 Rosaline – RSC, 1984 “Othello was an Arab” – RSC, 1985 Emergence of a new “black canon” RSC 1986 “They’re nurturing you” Antony – Contact Theatre, 1987 Isabella – RSC, 1987 Julius Caesar – Bristol Old Vic, 1987 Chapter Four: Owning Shakespeare – Temba, Talawa and Tara Arts, 1988–1994 Romeo and Juliet – Temba, 1988 Antony and Cleopatra – Talawa, 1991 Troilus and Cressida – Tara Arts, 1993 King Lear – Talawa, 1994 Chapter Five: Cracking the glass ceiling, 1988–1996 “You can’t have a West Indian actor playing a Welsh poet …” Troilus … But West Indian opera singers can speak the verse? Young lovers Rosalind. Portia. The Shakespearean glass ceiling, 1988–1996. “Are we saying we’re white people?”. “That wouldn’t have happened here”. Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 1993–1996. Chapter Six: “Monarchs to Behold”: 1997–2003. “I belong here”. Othello, National Theatre, 1997. Women of colour: pushing against the glass ceiling, 1998-1999. RSC, 1999. Troilus and Cressida, National Theatre, 1999 Identity and colour-blind casting Adrian Lester, Hamlet, 2000 David Oyelowo, Henry VI, 2000 Mu-Lan Romeo and Juliet, 2001 Adrian Lester, Henry V, 2003 The peak of progress? Chapter Seven: Progress Postponed, 2004–2011. “There’s a few more parts we could play, you know”. Tragic heroes and the Shakespearean glass ceiling, 2004–2011. Cross-cultural casting. “I think I need you to do an accent”. Maids and prostitutes, stereotyping Lucetta and Bianca. A new dawn. Chapter Eight: Shakespeare from Multiculturalism to Brexit, 2012-2018. Julius Caesar and Much Ado About Nothing, RSC, 2012. Othello. Joseph Marcell – King Lear, Shakespeare’s Globe, 2013. Shakespeare’s histories, 2013–2015. Paapa Essiedu – Hamlet, RSC, 2016. “It was a lack of faith”. Black Theatre Live’s Hamlet and Talawa’s King Lear, 2016. Alfred Enoch – Edgar, King Lear, Talawa, 2016. Women of colour in Shakespeare, 2016–2018. Josette Simon – Cleopatra, RSC, 2017 “They never asked me” Sheila Atim – Emilia, Othello, Shakespeare’s Globe, 2018 Troilus and Cressida – RSC, 2018. Coda – 2019…and beyond? References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book is the first to offer a concise, accessible overview of the evolution of the Soviet Union as a multiethnic empire. It reflects on how the Soviet Union was home to many ethnic minorities, and how their fates, and that of the USSR itself, were bound to the question of how the Soviet state responded variously throughout its existence to the fundamental question of ethnic difference across its vast and diverse territory. The book then examines how the Soviet collapse in 1991 fractured the Union along markedly national lines, leading to a variety of new nation-states including the Russian Federation being born. Brigid O'Keeffe explains how and why the Bolsheviks inscribed ethnic difference into the bedrock of the Soviet Union and explores how minority peoples experienced the potential advantages and disadvantages of ethnic politics within the Soviet Union. Ukrainians and Georgians, Jews and Roma, Chechens and Poles, Kazakhs and Uzbeks these and many other minority groups all diTrade ReviewBrigid O’Keeffe’s wonderful book is a gem in miniature. No other work explains the multinational complexity of the USSR so insightfully in such a brief form. * Willard Sunderland, Professor of Modern History, University of Cincinnati, USA *Brigid O’Keeffe’s The Multiethnic Soviet Union and Its Demise offers a concise, yet comprehensive introduction to nationality in the Soviet Union. ... The author amasses an impressive array of perspectives from virtually all parts of the country ... O’Keeffe’s engaging work leaves its readers wondering how Russian or indeed multinational the Soviet Union really was. * H-Net Reviews *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations 1. Revolutionaries 2. Foundations 3. Soviet Nation-Building 4. War and Aftershocks 5. Mature Socialism 6. Perestroika and Collapse 7. Afterlives Bibliography Index

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